Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

[Isak Pretorius]

This was photographed in the North West province of South Africa. There are only a few hundred left of these guys in South Africa.

1dmk3
600f4 + 1.4tc
1/2000
f11
iso1000
manual mode

[Tony Whitehead]

Fantastic pose and feather details, Isak. DOF covers the bird perfectly and the shutter speed has frozen this fast mover. I would be tempted to darken the BG a bit and maybe boost the blue to complement the yellow tones of the bird. Very well done.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Great shot Isak, I have not even seen one these yet. I agree with Tony's suggestion of darkening the background a bit.

[Isak Pretorius]

Thanks for the comments and suggestion! I agree and will try this.

Chris, apparently about 300 left between Sun City and Thabazimbi, but up north in Botswana and Tanzania there are plenty.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Love it, the BG could be darker, yes, but still, this is noit an easy subject to get! Beautifull ligt, pose and detail! Congratulatinos!

[Jim Fenton]

Love the composition, the subjects posture and the DOF / Detail is excellent.

While I'm typically not a fan of overly blu skies, I have to agree with the other folks...in this case it would possibly improve the overall image.

Great job capturing this moment!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light, pose, details and eye contact. I would give it a bit more space.

[Geurt Bloem]

Hmmm, never saw this one Isak, was this with the second visit you and Margo did!?
Well done here and with little more space will work excellently for me!

[Isak Pretorius]

Thanks for the feedback! Geurt, no this was with the trip with you, he he!! One of only 2 shots I got.